The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) has, since 1973, been targeting its action towards ensuring the needs and interests of its member Regions are taken into account in all policies with a high territorial impact. In particular, the CPMR is striving to ensure a strong EU regional policy targeted at all of Europe’s regions and is also working towards the delivery of an integrated maritime policy designed to contribute towards Europe’s economic growth. The CPMR is independent of EU institutions and had organised itself into geographical commissions in order to make it easier to articulate the particular circumstances of each of the major sea basins. Each geographical commission has its own organisational structure, so that it can promote its specific identity and cooperate on subjects of common interest, while contributing to the cohesion and unity of the Conference.